# Friern Barnet

East Barnet. 10,929 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.

Friern Barnet had 10,719 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02000038. In: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london) › [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £512,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Friern Barnet was £512,500 in 2025. Joint 906th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/friern-barnet#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 10,719** (2021). Friern Barnet had 10,719 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 708th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/friern-barnet#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Friern Barnet live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/friern-barnet#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.9%** (January 2026). In Friern Barnet, 89.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/friern-barnet#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02000038) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Friern Barnet live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02000038) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 100 homes were sold in Friern Barnet in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02000038) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Friern Barnet.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02000038) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Friern Barnet had 10,719 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Friern Barnet

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Friern Barnet at a rate of 91.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.0 per 1,000 people across Barnet.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 270 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 191 |
| Vehicle crime | 141 |
| Other crime | 125 |
| Shoplifting | 86 |
| Robbery | 42 |
| Burglary | 41 |
| Drug offences | 41 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 38 |
| Theft from the person | 19 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Friern Barnet compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Friern Barnet | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £512,500 | joint 11th cheapest | 42 middle areas, Barnet · 2025 |
| Population | 10,719 | 9th most populated | 42 middle areas, Barnet · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 42 middle areas, Barnet · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.9% | joint 11th highest | 42 middle areas, Barnet · Jan 2026 |

## Is Friern Barnet safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Friern Barnet at a rate of 91.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.0 per 1,000 people across Barnet.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 77 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Friern Barnet.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (270), anti-social behaviour (191) and vehicle crime (141).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Barnet

These figures are published for the whole of Barnet, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Barnet and not Friern Barnet alone. [See Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet)

- **Average house price: £592,892** (August 2026). Barnet’s average house price was £592,892 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 4.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £47,141** (2025). Full-time workers living in Barnet earned a median of £47,141 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 30th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 12.6×** (2025). A home in Barnet costs 12.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 17th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.5** (2025). Barnet has a deprivation score of 19.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 140th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Friern Barnet in brief

The median price paid for a home in Friern Barnet was £512,500 in 2025.
Friern Barnet had 10,719 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Friern Barnet live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Friern Barnet, 89.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02000038
- Ward: [Friern Barnet †](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/ward/friern-barnet)
- Constituency: [Hornsey and Friern Barnet †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hornsey-and-friern-barnet)
- Council: [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet)
- Region: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.76 km²
- People, mid-2024: 10,929*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 30

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Colney Hatch](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/colney-hatch), [Whetstone East](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/whetstone-east), [Brunswick Park Road](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/brunswick-park-road), [New Southgate & Arnos Grove](https://openindex.co.uk/enfield/new-southgate-and-arnos-grove), [North Finchley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/north-finchley), [Bounds Green](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/bounds-green)

## Latest updates for Friern Barnet

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02000038

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/friern-barnet